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ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2026

Prenatal metal exposures in urban and suburban New York, and a scoping review to compare metal concentrations in meconium across studies.

Fiona Fogarty, Brian Pavilonis, Jin Shin, Zhongqi Cheng, Nadine Lahage, Prabhakar Kocherlakota, Suzanne McDermott

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7 authors.

Fiona FogartyCity University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, NY, USA. fiona.conway@sph.cuny.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-8129-5927
Brian PavilonisCity University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, NY, USA.
Jin ShinMedgar Evers College of The City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Zhongqi ChengBrooklyn College of The City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Nadine LahageDepartment of Pediatrics, NYC Health & Hospitals at Kings County, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Prabhakar KocherlakotaMontefiore St. Luke's Hospital Cornwall, Newburgh, NY, USA.
Suzanne McDermottCity University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, NY, USA.

Funding

EPA R840454
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to compare the concentrations of ten metals in meconium samples from an urban and a suburban hospital in New York State. STUDY

designA cross-sectional study was conducted on mother-child pairs. Meconium metal concentrations were quantified using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and samples were compared using Wilcoxon rank-sum tests. Additionally, a scoping review was conducted to compare literature concentrations.

resultsThe findings of the cross-sectional study indicated significantly higher levels of toxic metals, lead, and cadmium (p < 0.05), in the urban samples, but higher copper, chromium, iron, and molybdenum (p < 0.001) were identified in suburban samples. The scoping review identified studies in low and high pollution areas. Our study findings were comparable with the results from low pollution locations.

conclusionUnderstanding metal concentrations in newborns, both toxic and nutritionally necessary, from different geographic areas is an important step in the assessment of prenatal exposure.

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Maternal ExposureMeconiumMetalsMetals, HeavyAdultCadmiumCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornLeadNew YorkPregnancySuburban PopulationUrban PopulationCadmiumLeadMetalsMetals, Heavy

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PMID41345326

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